Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 23, 2005· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2005-2678
CVE-2005-2678
Description
Microsoft IIS 5.1 and 6 allows remote attackers to spoof the SERVER_NAME variable to bypass security checks and conduct various attacks via a GET request with an http://localhost URI, which makes it appear as if the request is coming from localhost.
Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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